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Nikki Wallschlaeger

@nikkimwalls.bsky.social

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Poet, photographer, occasional visual artist. Latest book of poems is Hold Your Own from Copper Canyon Press (2024). Virgo x2 with a Cancer moon, Libra Mercury ⭐ Driftless region of Wisconsin. Goddess country. https://www.patreon.com/nikkiwallschlaeger

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · Jul 30

periodic reminder that I have a patreon called Working Notebook: poetry drafts, out of print chapbooks, and photography.

subscriptions start at $1 or build your own:

www.patreon.com/nikkiwallsch...

poetry, photography, prose

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 10h

He has a heart of gold

Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 10h

I love my boyfriend

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kegels @kegels.bsky.social · 11h

do kegels right now

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 13h

Eric Ravilious
Chalk Paths, 1935
Watercolor on paper
15 × 22 in

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 17h

best hat game ever

RIP Diane Keaton 💜

Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 20h

Goodnight screen goddess and style icon. 🙌
Diane Keaton - R.I.P.

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Howl by Allen Ginsberg @howl-bot.bsky.social · 21h

I’m with you in Rockland
where we hug and kiss the United States under our bedsheets the United States that coughs all night and won’t let us sleep

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 22h

I thought I did too lol

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

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The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (Official Lyric Video)

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 1d

He won!

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

Brewers and Cubs are tied winner takes all game 5 is tomorrow

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

Good.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

TS is music for white girls who never left high school

Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

fuck off

Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

not looking at the news today

nope

enough

Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

not looking at the news today

nope

enough

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 2d

The Virgin in the Egg
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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 2d

Keep adding to your legacy pal

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Jstheater @jstheater.bsky.social · 2d

Heading in the correct direction: After success of pilot, Ireland expands basic support payments for artists, making them permanent: www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Basic income support scheme for artists to be made permanent and opened to new entrants in budget

Negotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocations

www.irishtimes.com

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Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe it will happen today

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 3d

this is dope af

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 6d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 3d

noted

West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · 3d

We are looking for poems that perform Olympic feats with language that leave the reader in wonder while reminding us of what makes us human.

Send us work that uniquely explores October’s theme of space/place.

November’s upcoming theme is community.

Details below:
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#writingcommunity

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 3d

@sarahclark.bsky.social btw i'm working on a poetry sub for alocasia! Will send soon 🌿✨💞

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 3d

the collective unconscious, major league baseball, and you: a guide to the witchcraft of sports betting

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 3d

This is maybe the most insulting thing you could say about a human being lol

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 4d

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 3d

Never forget she didn’t just sing it its her damn song

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